Protective Effects of Parental Monitoring on Offending in Victimized Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• NCJ Number: 236636
• Journal: Child & Youth Services Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Dated: July-September 2011 Pages: 224-242
• Author(s): James K. Nash; Elden Mujanovic; L. Thomas Winfree Jr.
• Date Published: September 2011
• Length: 19 pages
• Grant Number(s): 1704-257
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice, National Institute of Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined evidence of victimization as a risk factor for juvenile offending and parental monitoring as a protective factor.

Abstract

Empirical and conceptual literature in the United States and Western Europe provides robust evidence of victimization as a risk factor for juvenile offending and parental monitoring as a protective factor. The current study examines relationships among victimization, monitoring, and offending using a sample of youth from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Findings indicate monitoring has a protective effect, victimization increases risk, monitoring level moderates the effect of victimization on offending, and moderation effects vary by age and gender. Discussion of findings identifies implications for efforts in BiH to develop a comprehensive strategy for preventing and responding to juvenile offending. (Published Abstract)